Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use a wide range of information sources requiring the development of bibliographic skills;
- communicate effectively, in both oral and written form, using and justifying argument within reports, presentations and debates.
- plan and control effectively for successful completion of a personal and group workload;
- self-manage the development of learning and study skills, both individually and as part of a collaborative learning group;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the impact of new digital business models on existing market sectors;
- the typologies of different models used by digital businesses;
- the circumstances that led to the emergence of the digital economy;
- the emergence of new digital business sectors.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate how digital business models can create and sustain competitive advantages.
- identify how digital business models can capture value;
- understand and apply appropriate theoretical concepts, tools and techniques to design appropriate digital business models;
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate the appropriateness of particular digital business models.
- create diverse venture teams and communities of practice to build digital businesses;
- locate opportunities where digital business models can deliver disruptive innovation in new and existing markets;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Wider reading or practice | 20 |
| Follow-up work | 20 |
| Completion of assessment task | 24 |
| Lecture | 24 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 22 |
| Revision | 30 |
| Seminar | 10 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Financial Times.
Statista.
Journal Articles
California Management Review.
Journal of Business Ethics.
MIT Sloan Management Review.
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice.
Journal of Management.
Harvard Business Review.
British Journal of Management.
Journal of Economic Geography.
Journal of Business Venturing.
European Management Journal.
Textbooks
Editor: Annabeth Aagaard (2019 (Ebook)). Digital Business Models: Driving Transformation and Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan.
Bernd Wirtz (2019 (Ebook)). Digital business models : concepts, models, and the alphabet case study. Springer.
Frank Rothaermel (2024). Strategic Management. McGraw-Hill Education.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Report | 70% |
| Group report | 30% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Report | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Report | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External